Page 11 - Safety, Environment and Mandatory Requirements

We all agree with how important it is to reduce the impact of Pollution on the environment.
With increased awareness businesses are now improvising with new ways to design and
produce their products, in an attempt to reduce the carbon and environmental footprint.

This is being done keeping in mind costs saving options. The concept of “cradle-to-
cradle”, the manufacturers are taking responsibility for a product’s impact on

environment from the sourcing of raw material to ultimate life cycle disposal.

As mentioned above packaging plays significantly when it comes to an industry’s impact as

it is basic requirement to reach the materials safely. The cradle-to-cradle concept needs to
take into account the delivery of the finished product as it travels through different channels

before it reaches the end customer. In ensuring we reach it safely to customer expensive
packaging materials are often used. This has led to a wave of innovation in new eco-
friendly alternatives to traditional packaging materials. From recyclable plastics to

biodegradable containers, there is seemingly no end to the packaging options available to
make business look at protecting and saving the environment.